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　　Tom Smith was a writer．He wrote detective(侦探)stories for magazines(杂志)．One evening he could not find an end for a story．He sat with his pen in front of him, but had no idea．So he decided to go to the cinema．

　　When he came back, he found that someone had broken into(闯入)his house．The man had a drink, smoked several of Tom’s cigarettes(香烟)and read the story．The man left a note(便条)．

　　“I have read your story and I don’t think much of it．please read my advice(建议)and you can write a wonderful story．By the way, I am a thief．I am not going to steal anything tonight．But if you become a famous writer, I will return．”

　　Tom read the thief’s advice．Then he sat down and finished the story．Tom is still not famous now, but when he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story on his desk．